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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
May. 18, 2012
Yasuyuki Nishibayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Kanda, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichi Teramoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Oba, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuyuki Nishibayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Kanda, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichi Teramoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihiro Oba, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An energy management apparatus includes: a communicator capable of communicating with at least a meter apparatus among the meter apparatus and a server apparatus that collects measurement information from the meter apparatus; a device registration processor configured to determine whether the direct communicator to the server apparatus can communicate with the server apparatus; if the direct communication is possible, transmit to the server apparatus a device registration message that requests to register a device identifier of the meter apparatus and a device identifier of the energy management apparatus; and, if the direct communication to the server apparatus is not possible, transmit the device registration message for the server apparatus to the meter apparatus; a communication processor configured to obtain energy control information of the device transmitted from the server apparatus; and a control executor configured to control the used energy amount of the device based on the energy control information.